by Linda and Charlie | Dec 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
One week ago, we were all reminded of how fragile life is and how quickly and unexpectedly it can come to an end. We can do everything in our power to protect ourselves and our loved ones from pain and suffering, but ultimately, none of us have the power to prevent...
by Linda and Charlie | Nov 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
Charlie: Several months ago friends of ours who are writing a book on relationships that deals with ways of loving a man and of loving a woman asked us to offer a contribution to their manuscript. When I began thinking about the ways that I experience being loved by...
by Linda and Charlie | Oct 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
It was the summer of 1990 and Linda and I were finally on the getaway that we had been looking forward to for years. Both of us were fried to a crisp from months of overwork. We had been hanging on by our fingernails, until the kids left for three weeks of overnight...
by Linda and Charlie | Sep 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. – Rainer Maria Rilke Why is it that something that is so intrinsic to our...
by Linda and Charlie | Aug 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
It’s been nearly three months since our last newsletter and we’ve gotten a lot of questions from friends asking about what’s up. So for those of you who have been wondering, here’s the answer. Linda and I traveled to Europe in May for a trip...
by Linda and Charlie | May 1, 2012 | Newsletters 2012 |
My friend Marie’s dad Louis died last week. Marie had accompanied him on his doctor’s visit on the day two months ago when he was first informed that he had cancer and he had no more than a few weeks to live. Because the cancer was so advanced and Louis at...